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Definitions

• This invention relates to the treatment of textile cords for use as tensile reinforcements in elastomeric products, and more particularly, to the treatment of aramid cords for such uses.
• Textile cord has long been used as a tensile reinforcement material for reinforcing various elastomeric products, for example, power transmission belts, conveyor belts, hoses, tires, and the like.
• the textile cord typically is embedded in the particular elastomeric material.
• the cord is treated prior to being embedded in the elastomer in order to enhance any of a number of desired properties, for example, cord-to-elastomer adhesion, inhibition of textile-filament degradation, and flexibility.
• aramid cord that is to be used in reinforcing an elastomeric product (i.e., a rubber product).
• one treatment proposes treating the cord with a resorcinol-formalin-rubber latex adhesive (“RFL”) liquid.
• RFL resorcinol-formalin-rubber latex adhesive
• the bending performance of cords treated with RFL solutions is good, there is a tendency for cut edges to fray during manufacturing and belt operation.
• moisture uptake can be a problem due to incomplete impregnation of the cord due to the evaporation of the water carrier which can lead to voids and untreated areas of cord.
• Moisture uptake has the potential to lead to dimensional instability in certain types of fibers like aramid.
• Another approach calls for pretreating the cord with an isocyanate solution or an aqueous based epoxy solution, and then treating the pretreated cord with an RFL liquid. While this methodology tends to improve a cord's resistance to fray, it results in an undesirable reduction in bending fatigue resistance. Epoxy solutions and isocyanate solutions may also lead to unwanted moisture uptake after treatment.
• the present invention addresses the limitations and drawbacks described above by employing select combinations of component materials that are 100% reactive.
• the treatment compositions and methods of the invention result in improved cord penetration and treatment uniformity, including fewer treatment voids.
• the compositions and methods also result in treated aramid cord that has improved dimensional stability, moisture retardation, fray resistance, and cuttability. This is accomplished by providing a treatment composition and method that include a bisphenol-A-based- and/or bisphenol-F-based-liquid epoxy resin, a reactive diluent, and a curing agent.
• the composition and method also may include an elastomer-modified epoxy-functional adduct and/or an elastomer-modified epoxy-resin adduct.
• the term “phr” means parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of resin.
• resin as used in the definition of phr above, means the liquid epoxy resin and, if used, the reactive diluent, the elastomer-modified epoxy-functional adduct, and the elastomer-modified epoxy-resin adduct.
• aramid fiber cord and “aramid cord” refer to cord in which at least one of the fibers, or threads, is an aramid (i.e., a highly aromatic polyamide).
• the treatment composition of the invention may include a bisphenol-A-based- and/or a bisphenol-F-based-liquid epoxy resin, a reactive diluent, and a curing agent. If desired, the treatment composition also may include an elastomer-modified epoxy-functional adduct and/or an elastomer modified epoxy-resin adduct.
• the liquid epoxy resin may be one or more bisphenol-A-based liquid epoxy resins, one or more bisphenol-F-based liquid epoxy resins, or combinations thereof.
• a bisphenol-A/epichlorohydrin-derived liquid epoxy resin include EPONTM Resin 828 from Resolution Performance Products LLC of Houston, Tex., and D.E.R. 331 from The Dow Chemical Company of Midland, Mich.
• An example of a bisphenol-F/epichlorohydrin-derived epoxy resin is EPONTM Resin 863 from Resolution Performance Products LLC.
• the liquid epoxy resin or resins may be present in an amount of from about 40 to about 90 phr, advantageously from about 60 to about 80 phr.
• the curing-agent component for use in forming the cord-treatment composition may include one or more polyamides, polyamines, and/or amidoamines.
• polyamides include Ancamide® 910 from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. of Allentown, Pa. and EPI-CURETM Curing Agent 3140 from Resolution Performance Products LLC.
• An example of a suitable polyamine is EPI-CURETM Curing Agent 3164 from Resolution Performance Products LLC.
• amidoamines include EPI-CURETM Curing Agent 3010, 3055, and 3061, all from Resolution Performance Products LLC, and AncamideTM 2447 from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
• the reactive diluent may be one or more glycidyl ethers, one or more glycidyl esters, or a combination thereof.
• ethers include butyl glycidyl ether, cresyl glycidyl ether, 2-ethylhexyl glycidyl ether, a polyglycidyl ether of an aliphatic polyol, and a polyglycidyl ether of acstor oil.
• An example of a glycidyl ester is a glycidyl ester of a synthetic saturated monocarboxylic acid.
• glycidyl ethers examples include HELOXYTM Modifier 8 and Modifier 116 from Resolution Performance Products LLC, as well as Epodile® 746 and 748 from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
• An example of a particular glycidyl ester is CARDURATM Resin E-10P from Resolution Performance Products LLC.
• the reactive diluent or diluents may be present in an amount from about 0 to about 40 phr, advantageously from about 10 to about 30 phr.
• a composition or compositions of one or more liquid epoxy resins that already have been combined with one or more reactive diluents may be used—either in place of, or in addition to, one or more separate liquid epoxy resins and reactive diluents.
• diluent-modified liquid epoxy resins include EPONTM Resin 8132 (a bisphenol-A-based epoxy resin diluted with an alkyl glycidyl ether) from Resolution Performance Products LLC, D.E.R. 324 (a C 12 -C 14 aliphatic-chain-glycidyl-ether-modified bisphenol-A-based liquid epoxy resin) from The Dow Chemical Company, and D.E.R. 353 (a C 12 -C 14 aliphatic-chain-glycidyl-ether-modified bisphenol-A/F-based liquid epoxy resin) also from The Dow Chemical Company.
• one or more elastomer-modified epoxy-functional adducts and/or elastomer-modified epoxy-resin adducts also may be used to form the cord-treatment composition.
• elastomer-modified epoxy-functional adducts include a reaction product of a diglycidyl ether of neopentyl alcohol and a carboxyl-terminated butadiene-acrylonitrile elastomer (e.g., EPONTM Resin 58034 from Resolution Performance Products LLC), a reaction product of a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A and a carboxyl-terminated butadiene-acrylonitrile elastomer (e.g., EPONTM Resin 58006 from Resolution Performance Products LLC), a carboxyl-terminated butadiene-acrylonitrile elastomer (e.g., CTBN-1300X8 and CTBN-1300X13 from Noveon, Inc.
• an amine-terminated butadiene-acrylonitrile elastomer e.g., ATBN-1300X16 and ATBN-1300X42 from Noveon, Inc.
• An example of the elastomer-modified epoxy-resin adduct is an adduct of a bisphenol-F-based epoxy resin and a carboxyl-terminated butadiene-acrylonitrile elastomer (e.g., EPONTM Resin 58003 from Resolution Performance Products LLC).
• the adduct or adducts may be present in an amount of from about 0 to about 30 phr, advantageously from about 10 to about 25 phr.
• the treatment compositions may be made using any suitable method(s) and equipment.
• the components of the treatment composition may be mixed in an appropriately-sized steel tank, bucket, or drum at room temperature.
• the component materials may be added in any order. For example, if a liquid epoxy resin, a reactive diluent, an elastomer-modified adduct, and a curing agent are used, the resin and diluent may be mixed together, followed by the addition and mixing of the adduct, followed by the addition and mixing of the curing agent.
• the aramid cord is heated before being treated with the particular treatment composition.
• Any suitable heating method and apparatus may be used, for example, a drying chamber or an oven.
• the cord may be heated at a temperature of from about 110 to about 120° C. for a period of about 12 to about 24 hours.
• the heated cord then may be treated with the composition using any suitable method(s) and equipment.
• the cord may be treated using a conventional large-scale dip-unit assembly or a conventional pultrusion assembly.
• any excess treatment composition may be removed from the cord using any conventional technique.
• excess composition may be wiped off of the treated cord.
• the treated cord may be pulled through an orifice, with the orifice size advantageously determined based on the cord dimensions and the desired epoxy retention level.
• the cord then may be dried in a suitable oven or drying chamber at a temperature of from about 100 to about 150° C. for a period of from about 10 to about 30 minutes.
• any suitable product or products then may be made using the treated aramid cord, according to the particular manufacturing technique(s) for each such product, as is known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
• rubber-based products that may include the treated aramid cord are power transmission belt components, power transmission belts, tire components, tires, hose components, hoses, conveyor belt components, conveyor belts, and rubber containers.
• Kevlar® aramid cord Lengths of Kevlar® aramid cord were treated and tested as described below.
• Control samples (designated by the Letter “A” in Tables I and II) were prepared by treating lengths of Kevlar® cord using the ingredients and amounts listed in Table I, under the Sample A heading.
• the treatment included two main steps, as follows. In the first treatment step, lengths of Kevlar® cord were treated with an aqueous dispersion containing about 5% by weight of polyamide and about 1% epoxy, as indicated in Table I. In the second treatment step, the lengths of polyamide/epoxy treated cord were further treated with an RFL liquid.
• test samples were prepared by treating lengths of Kevlar® cord with one of the treatment compositions identified under the B through H headings in Table I.
• Each of the treatment compositions was prepared by weighing out, combining, and mixing the particular ingredients in a 200 ml lab beaker at room temperature.
• the corresponding lengths of aramid cord Prior to contact with a particular treatment composition, the corresponding lengths of aramid cord were heated at a temperature of about 107° C. for about 24 hours.
• the heated lengths of aramid cord then were hand-dipped into the particular treatment composition, pulled through a rubber orifice having a 2 mm diameter, and hand-wiped with a clean paper napkin to remove excess composition.
• the treated lengths of cord then were heated in a drying oven at about 150° C. for about 8 minutes, thereby curing the treatment composition.
• the adhesion test was performed using an H-block method, substantially as described in ASTM D 4776-98.
• the epoxy/HNBR interaction test was performed by visually inspecting the treated cord once it had been pulled out of the H-block.
• the test results represent a visual observation of rubber coverage on the cord surface.
• the numeral 1 represents about 0% rubber coverage
• 2 represents about 50% rubber coverage
• 3 represents more than about 90% rubber coverage on the cord surface.
• Treated cord flexibility was measured by visual observation. Specifically, each treated cord was bent around a cylindrical fixture having a diameter of about one inch, and a visual observation was made of the amount of cracking, if any, of the treatment composition on the cord.
• the numeral 1 indicates that a sample showed no visual cracking and was highly flexible, 2 represents some visual cracking and a moderate degree of flexibility, and 3 represents a high level of cracking and relative inflexibility or stiffness.

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